I'm a full-time arts administrator, full-time digital scrapbook designer, full-time ScrapMatters owner, and full-time mom and wife.. .. No wonder I never seem to have enough time! ;) I love what I do, though, and am so glad you're along for the ride... :)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I'm Patti McCarthy. I live in Alberta, Canada with
my two boys, Joshua and Jared. We have two purebred Labrador Retrievers, Rowan
and Bentley. I'm a preschool teacher by day and love to scrapbook, read and take
photos. I'm a homebody and am content to just hang around the house and be comfy
in my pj's watching some of my favourite TV shows. I am a crack berry addict and
take my phone with me everywhere. My favourite sayings are SERIOUSLY and
WHATEVER! My favourite number is 7 and letter of course is J! I dislike country
music, it bores me and puts me to sleep. LOL!

How long have you been scrapping? I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years.
Have you ever paper scrapped? Yes. When
did you make the switch to digi and why?I’ve been digi scappin’ since 2009. I hated the mess and cost of
paper scrapping. I love the close knit connection I have made in the digi
world and will never go back.

What do you feel is your strongest scrapping skill? Your weakest? My strongest scrapping skill is the ability
to use multiple kits on a page by various designers. Layering and
elements are my passions My
weakness, I would have to say, is "fantasy style pages" and extractions.
I don’t work with them enough, I should to strengthen my skills in this area.

What advice would you give someone just starting out digi-scrapping?Don’t compare yourself to others.
If you are passionate, create. Your skills will come with practice

Describe your scrapping "system"... What program do you use?PSE 10Where do you start first -
photos, papers, elements, journaling?Usually
I start with the kit/papers, elements and go from there building my page.Do you always have something in mind
when you start, or do you let your creativity guide you?I usually have some sort of vision when I
start out of what I want my page to look like or what I want to say in my
journaling or messaging to my children.How long does it
take you to complete a layout?1 to 2
hours.

On average, how much time do you spend scrapping each week? 15 plus hours on average.

What's your favorite thing to do BESIDES scrapping? Reading, I love to read.

What is one thing you would love to do, just so you could scrap it? Go white water rafting.

Who inspires you in the scrapping community?Karla Dudley. She is the sweetest ever and her designs are amazing. I
love how she just puts everything together it is looks amazing every time. Any
person or site in particular that you look to for inspiration?As I CT for several amazing designers, and a
couple site CT’s, I’m pleading the Fifth on this one..lol!!

If you could have Amber create a kit just for you, what colors, theme, etc
would it be and why? Grungy, Teen/Tween Boy kit – with lots of numbers,
metals, grids, tags,paint!

Oldest Layout

Rebel

Favorite Layouts

Chin Up Buttercup

I’m going through a separation in my marriage and
this kit fit what I was feeling to a “T”.

Stories

When I saw this kit by Mirjam of Pink Reptile
Designs, I knew that I had the perfect picture to go with it. My son is such a ‘card’ and this picture just
screamed to be scrapped.

Stolen Moments Layout

Run Jump Play

Love this kit by Jenn Barrette and SMD! I was
so inspired creating with it. Just One of the Boys is one of my all time
favourite kits. IMO, there isn’t enough cool functional boy kits with
elements and colours that can be used over and over again.

Most Recent Layout

A Piece of Heaven and Heart

These two are what makes my life worth living.
So many people choose books a garden to be their sanctuary. My sanctuary
and what keeps me grounded and at peace with life and
myself is my children.

Isn't Patti's work amazing?! I love her whitespace and clustering. She rocks at both concepts! To see more of Patti's inspiring work be sure to check out her BLOG and her GALLERY!

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Disclaimer: As a member of the ScrapMatters Design Team, I receive product for free in return for creating and posting projects to promote said product. Please be advised that the Scrap Matters products used and showcased on this blog any time after August 1, 2009 were indeed received for free.